Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-14

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VAS DuoRS q NORRIS
ARTISTIC PIcTuRE FRAMING at Clapp & Jones's
WANTED Pheasant tenement App, to Office
Of The Phoenix.
HrattIebOro.
A good sized party of Brattleboro bust
ness and professional men went sleigh
riding u HInSdale wednesday evening and
had II very happy time
&. W. Wilcox is the purchaser Of the lot
ON Chaplin street between f. H. Van Doom
and Chas Miner
story, probably an old one revived.
has been current for day or two that
Loren Adams formerly of Brntteboro and
Halifax, has been violently dealt with in
western Nebraska. Mr.. Adams's Brattle-
horo friends sent him box at Christmas
time aud he was alive and well on Jan 4,
when letter was sent acknowledging the
box. The story has no foundation what
ever.
At the annual meeting of the Farmers
ternoOn, the annual report showed that the
store had done n trade during the past year
amounting to 81. i60-a gain of 5000 over
the preceding year. Of this amount the
members trade was about S24 900: that of
outsiders about S33 900 \ dividend of 10
per cent was declared ON trade and per
cent on capital stock. Officers for the en-
suing year were chosen a. follows: Prrsi-
dent, l.. VI. Howe secretary. G. ". Sar-
gent directors, l.. VI. Howe, l. b. Taft.
c. l.. Cobb, {. +. Reed. r. q. TAYLOR aud.
itors, Geo. W. Walker, VIM h. Cutting.
j. c. Howe.
james A. Sinonds has retired from the
/ firm Of Sinonds * Pullen, growers. who
/ succeeded 4. &. Davenport some thre.
! years ago and Mr. Pullens brother. James
/ A., takes half interest in the concern.
/ the new firm t. b,' known ~ Pullen Broth
ers. 1t Is understood that MIR Simonds re
/ tires from the business on account of his
health. The new member If the firm. who
Is well and favurably known in this vicini.
ty, is at present filling an engagement A.
travelling salesman for Boston house. hut
will take up his residence here about the
first ul March
There were lob deaths in town last yesr
Rev. H. u. Metralf of West Dover is ex
peeted to deliver his humorous war lectur,
under the auspices of Sedgwick Post. g. A.
r., sometime next month
The local ice cropnow nearly harvested i,
one Of the best ever gathered. the ice being
pure and solid and from ~ t. ~ imche, in
thickness.
The doctors report several light cases OF
scarlet fever in town during the last few
weeks
Mrs &. +. Miller. who occupies a tene
ment IN the old Baptist church. was awak
ened about 3 o'clock Monday morning bv ,
roaring noise and the smell Of smoke. which
was found tn issue from closet adjoinin.
her kitchen chimney. the wood work o
which WAS un fire The blaze was subdue,
10y the occupants of the building withou
creating. a general alarm, and with les
than S2i damage to house and clothing.
There will he meeting of the Brattle
bnru Woman Indian dissertation at 4 n'clocl
p NJ. on Tuesday, Jan 18th. in the parlo
Of the Y. NJ c. A.
1t is understood that DIR. O. r. Post an
DIR. {. =. Clark are soon to remove into tn
rooms lately occupied hy Mrs. +. :. Brack
EFT over + A. Whitney Il Co. : store. wher
they will continue the dental business t.
gether
The Philharmonic orchestra furnish mu
sic for two dances to-night-for the Rebeka
at Crosby hall and for dance at Chester
O. field Factory. Next Thursday night the
are to give n concert aud ball at the tow
hall in Mortified, Mass An extra trai
. viii be- run. leaving here at quarter b,
fore : O'Clock
d kcrne, y. H., is begging for some ~ev
my society I" make 1t "A set Of weather 81.
Il mails and for a contribution of nickelS
ID pay the telephone boy to hang the flags u,
= mornings Things are done different
' i'm Brattlrboro
Judge Wheeler held session Of the L.
circuit court at Buffalo y. y, last weel
the case being one growing out Of the fa
ure Of the First National hank Of that eli
IN which the judges in the northern distri
"i New York were 80 connected that il WI
not proper for them to hold the trial
y, Some Of our wide-awake farmers are di
- cuSSing the question of establishing crear
:, cry here
: Common Sense" is the subject Of Re
II +. W. Whitney, lecture next Sunday eve
4 ing,
v Al the annual meeting of the Congreg
d tional Sunday school, last Sunday, Euge
e. Adams declined reelection as superinteade
Il and Rev. G. q. Day was elected to that ,
l. flee, The treasurers report showed tl
u the sum raised for benevolent objects d,
lie ing the past year amounted to S205 92.
Is more than double the sum raised the pl
l. vious year--a result largely due to the n,
lie system Of weekly collections
le There is danger of serious coal fami
Is in New York and New England ON accnu
OF Il coal handlers strike at the docks
the New Jersey coast.
\ representative of the THOMPSON Ho
r ton electric light company has been in Ia,
X this week hacking over the ground Will
nr view to the establishment of plant he
ne Nothing definite has been arrived at, hui
Sc Is understood that consultation was Il
Mt with the officers of the BrattlebOro .
Is company and that the matter is being ca
'h fully considered 10y prominent citizens "
he recognize the fact that the electric light
ct pretty sure 10 come sooner or later.
, One of the leading glove manufacture
~ concerns at Gloversvilie, n. Y, is i'm cor
FL spondence with Mr. Crowell and other d
,i ties here with view tu the removal of iii
~ business to BrattlebOru The glove husin
vi employs IA great number of men in Glove
~ Vile and vicinity, and strikes ordered
u the Knights of Labor have caused gr
nc trouble there which il is the purpose of
o. contemplated removal 10 avoid in futu
{" Should the'concern come here its manag
would bring skilled wOrkmen enough 10
the cutting and other parts requiring
=. pert work, while the sewing of the Clio
81 would be given out 10 people in this vicin
who might like 10 do it at their homes
~. question of the removal will be deci,
III soon.
"a The asylum amusement course is in
m seasons full tide, and last evening a rep
~, ~ tion of Rip Van Winklen was given "
Il. great success with DIR. lawton in the I
y role.
his The commencement of the second hal
the little folks dancing class, taught
Misses Clark and Tones, which was
~, nounced for tomorrow afternoon, has b
IiSs postponed TO Saturday afternoon, 22d il
il Miss Ada l.. Marsh of Walpole, Mass.
Use soon to come to Brattleboro to open a G
tin in vocal music and will sing soprano in
of Unitarian choir.
w The Estey Guard has had several |
e's applications for membership the past "
e. and promises 10 show itself with full ra
lie. the coming season.
iri- THE story of Grande Pointe. " as told
nth George W. Gable at Crosby hall last eN
ied ing, proved Ia be AN Arcadian idyl which
yes its development, revealed the true @
alt touches now 80 familiar 10 the reading I
ND lie, The delivery was in perfect harm
nd with the matter, aud for two hours
lits quaint Arcadian characters played d
all parts in the little love DRAMA holding
hes close attention Of the audience with "a
ry, nation which only real genius could
duce. The young enthusiast, tirande PoiI
WO unappreciated schoolmaster, with his ,
'm- ming naIrete, his great warm heart, and